CALL FOR PAPERS


          17TH CONFERENCE ON THE THEORIES AND PRACTICES OF
                  SECURITIES AND FINANCIAL MARKETS


                       (17th SFM CONFERENCE)


                       December 11-12, 2009


                  National Sun Yat-sen University,
                         Kaohsiung, Taiwan



     TOPICS:


     - Behavioral Finance
     - Corporate Finance
     - Corporate Governance
     - Private Equity and M&As
     - Debt Instruments
     - Emerging Markets
     - Investments
     - Market Microstructure
     - Market Regulations
     - Other Related Topics



     IMPORTANT DATES:


     Submission Deadline:         August 15, 2009
     Notification of Acceptance:  September 15, 2009
     Confirmation of Attendance:  October 20, 2009



     BEST PAPER AWARDS


     Six Research Awards           Maximum US$2,000



     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:


     Please submit the following electronic files separately in
     PDF format to our conference website:


     (1) abstract (including title page, abstract and keywords),


     (2) complete paper, including title page, abstract and
         keywords,


     (3) complete paper without name(s) of author(s).


     All papers should be in English and maximum length of
     complete paper is 40 pages at most.


     For submission and other information please check our website:


             http://www.finance.nsysu.edu.tw/SFM/sfm.htm



     REGISTRATION FEE:


     US$350 before October 25


     US$450 after October 25


     (Fee Includes 5-stars hotel accommodation for 2 nights, 2
     luncheons and a conference dinner.)


     CONTACT:       Professor Tai Ma (Program Chair)
                    Department of Finance
                    National Sun Yat-sen University
     Email:         MAILTO:matai@finance.nsysu.edu.tw
               or
     CONTACT:       Ms. Pei-Ying Tsai (Conference Secretariat)
     Email:         MAILTO:sfm@finance.nsysu.edu.tw
     Tel:           886-7-5252000 ext. 4830




Posted 7/3/09